W 1/5 Introduction Focused freewriting: The Agony and Ecstasy of School Writing Peer response: 3 questions
M 1/10 Teaching Writing as a Process Read Newkirk and Kent, Chapter 3 Draft of paper #1 Request access tohttp://neographopedia.wikispaces.com/ Read Student Writing– “Defending a Grade” (Wiki – Assignments – “student writing”)
W 1/26 Revision: What Makes a Process Read Newkirk and Kent, Chapters 5 “Skeletons Out of the Closet: The Case of the Missing 162 Per Cent” (Wiki – Assignments)
Post to your personal wiki page: Proposal for “Unfamiliar Genre” Receive first writing sample from YHS Partners
W 2/2 Genre Read Newkirk and Kent, Chapter 8, 10 Bring Return Letter and Writing Sample for YHS Partners (5)Wiki Response: Reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of your student writing partner.
M 2/ 7 Genre Post to your personal wiki page:
Annotated Bibliography and “User’s Guide to [Your Genre]“
W 2/9 Genre Read Ehrenworth and Vinton, Chapter 3 Dornan, “Grammar, Correctness, and Writing” (Wiki – Assignments)
(6) Wiki Response: Analyzes the causes of marked errors in “Black Quarterbacks,” according to the Dornan classifications.
M 2/14 Genre Bring a draft of Unfamiliar Genre Response Groups on Paper #3: UGP Newkirk and Kent, Chapter 11
W 2/16 Genre
Bring Return Letter and Writing Sample for YHS Partners Read Ehrenworth and Vinton, Chapter 1 (7) Wiki Response: Explain how grammar and voice are related, according to Chapter 1 (Ehrenworth & Vinton)
M 2/21 Assessment: Formative Submit Portfolio on Unfamiliar Genre Project Read Newkirk and Kent, Chapter 7
W 2/23 Assessment: Summative Read Newkirk and Kent, Chapter 6 Read Ehrenworth and Vinton, Chapter 2 (8)Wiki Response: Explain how end punctuation affects voice, according to Ehrenworth and Vinton (Chap 2)
M 2/28 – Friday 3/6 Winter Break
M 3/7 Assessment: High Stakes - MEAP and ACT Read “Alignment with Michigan H.S Content Expectations” "ACT Writing" (Wiki – Assignments)
W 1/5 Introduction
Focused freewriting: The Agony and Ecstasy of School Writing
Peer response: 3 questions
M 1/10 Teaching Writing as a Process
Read Newkirk and Kent, Chapter 3
Draft of paper #1
Request access to http://neographopedia.wikispaces.com/
Read Student Writing– “Defending a Grade”
(Wiki – Assignments – “student writing”)
(1) Wiki Response: “Defending a Grade”
Go to Wikipost page and respond on the “Discussion” tab.
W 1/12 Teaching Writing as a Process
Read Newkirk and Kent – Chaps 1 & 2
Submit Paper #1: “Agony/ Ecstasy” assignment
M 1/17 No class – Martin Luther King Day
Getting Started
Read “Joining the Debate” (Wiki – Assignments)
(2) Wiki Response: How do you write when you write well?”
In-class writing prompt: “Drawing Connections”
W 1/19 Responding to Writers and Writing
Read Elbow, “Feedback” (Wiki – Assignments)
Draft of paper #2
Response Groups and Paper #2
M 1/24 Responding to Writers and Writing
Bring Letter and Writing Sample for Ypsilanti H.S.
Writing Exchange
Submit: Paper #2
Read: Writing in the 21st Century (Wiki – Assignments)
Wiki Response; “The Right Question”
(Wiki – Assignments – student writing)
Letter from YHS Writing Partners
W 1/26 Revision: What Makes a Process
Read Newkirk and Kent, Chapters 5
“Skeletons Out of the Closet: The Case of the Missing 162 Per Cent”
(Wiki – Assignments)
(4) Wiki Response: Wiki – Assignments – student writing)
Either “Poem,” “Black Quarterbacks” or “Social Groups”
Bring letter, writing sample for YHS writing partners
M 1/31 Read Andrew & Fleischer “The Unfamiliar Genre Project”
(Wiki – Assignments)
Post to your personal wiki page: Proposal for
“Unfamiliar Genre”
Receive first writing sample from YHS Partners
W 2/2 Genre
Read Newkirk and Kent, Chapter 8, 10
Bring Return Letter and Writing Sample for YHS Partners
(5) Wiki Response: Reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of your student writing partner.
M 2/ 7 Genre
Post to your personal wiki page:
Annotated Bibliography and “User’s Guide to [Your Genre]“
W 2/9 Genre
Read Ehrenworth and Vinton, Chapter 3
Dornan, “Grammar, Correctness, and Writing”
(Wiki – Assignments)
(6) Wiki Response: Analyzes the causes of marked errors in
“Black Quarterbacks,” according to the Dornan classifications.
M 2/14 Genre
Bring a draft of Unfamiliar Genre
Response Groups on Paper #3: UGP
Newkirk and Kent, Chapter 11
W 2/16 Genre
Bring Return Letter and Writing Sample for YHS Partners
Read Ehrenworth and Vinton, Chapter 1
(7) Wiki Response: Explain how grammar and voice are
related, according to Chapter 1 (Ehrenworth & Vinton)
M 2/21 Assessment: Formative
Submit Portfolio on Unfamiliar Genre Project
Read Newkirk and Kent, Chapter 7
W 2/23 Assessment: Summative
Read Newkirk and Kent, Chapter 6
Read Ehrenworth and Vinton, Chapter 2
(8)Wiki Response: Explain how end punctuation affects
voice, according to Ehrenworth and Vinton (Chap 2)
M 2/28 – Friday 3/6 Winter Break
M 3/7 Assessment: High Stakes - MEAP and ACT
Read “Alignment with Michigan H.S Content Expectations”
"ACT Writing"
(Wiki – Assignments)
Receive Third Writing Sample from YHS Partners
Read Newkirk and Kent, Chapter 9 – “Ways of Multigenre”
W 3/9 Bring Return Letter and Writing Sample for YHS
Partners
Read "Tools for Inquiry"
Form 4-5 Case Presentation Groups
Modeling of Collaborative Assessment Conference
M 3/14 Meeting with Writing Partners at Ypsilanti High School or EMU
12:30 – 2:30 p.m.
W 3/16 Submit Paper #4– Student Writer Profile
Topics in Teaching Writing: Choose a topic for oral
Presentation
Plan Case Presentations
M 3/21 Reflective Writing: Bring Writing Artifacts for Portfolio
W 3/23 Case Presentations, 2 groups
M 3/ 28 Submit Portfolio
Case Presentations, 2 groups
W 3/30 Case Presentations, 2 groups
On the class wiki: Assign reading for your “Topic in the Teaching of Writing” and post a question
M 4/4 Topics in Teaching Writing: Annotated bibliography
Topics in Teaching Writing (1,2,3) post to wiki (10)
Read Topics assignments (1, 2, 3)
W 4/6 Topics in Teaching Writing (4, 5, 6) post to wiki (11)
Read Topics assignments (4, 5, 6)
Response Groups: Bring one genre draft for MG Project
M 4/11 Topics in Teaching Writing (4, 5, 6) post to wiki (12)
Read Topics assignments (4, 5, 6)
Response Groups: Bring one genre draft for MG Project
M 4/18 Exam Date: Meet at 3:00 p.m.
Topics in Teaching Writing (7,8, 9) post to wiki
(extra credit)
Read Topics assignments (7, 8, 9)